Edited and adapted from the book “Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson” by Mark Kriegel. Copyright © 2025 by Mark Kriegel. From Penguin Press, an imprint of ...

My earliest memories of Mike Tyson begin in the 1990s. I have a vague recollection of his release from an Indiana prison, where he served three years after being convicted of rape, though I wasn ...

Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul press conference during Fanatics Fest in New York City on August 19, 2024. / IMAGO / Cover-Images One of the biggest stories in boxing in 2024 was the legendary Mike Tyson ...

Mike Tyson has said some outlandish things in his boxing career spanning two decades. There's the "I try to push the bone into the brain" quote after his fight with Jesse Ferguson. His addiction ...

A potential boxing match between Mike Tyson and Fedor Emelianenko has stirred excitement among combat sports fans. Both legends in their respective disciplines, the prospect of them facing off in ...

Former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson visited Catskill High School on Friday for an event to honor a pair of students. Former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson visited ...

Mark Kriegel’s new book “Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson” details how one woman was tougher than Iron Mike. At the height of his career, Tyson hit on Rosie Perez, allegedly telling her ...

It has now been over half a year since Mike Tyson went toe-to-toe against Jake Paul in what turned out to be the highest-grossing combat sports event outside of Las Vegas. To say that the fight ...

Mike Tyson has been approached by Kazakh combat sports promotion, Alash Pride League (APL), to make another comeback fight. The 58-year-old ended a 19-year retirement to face YouTuber-turned-boxer ...

Former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson visited Catskill High School last month. He attended the school in the 1980s while training in Catskill, a period of his life covered in the new ...

In the “Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson,” New York Times best-selling author Mark Kriegel tells the story of one of the greatest boxers of all time. Kreigel, who previously authored ...

Editor's note: On Tuesday, ESPN writer Mark Kriegel's book "Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson" will be published. This excerpt is from a chapter documenting the early amateur fights of a 14 ...